Term Name: | juvenile hormone metabolic process |
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Synonyms: | juvenile hormone metabolism |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving juvenile hormones, the three sesquiterpenoid derivatives that function to maintain the larval state of insects at molting and that may be required for other processes, e.g. oogenesis. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006716] QuickGO AmiGO |